The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-05-04

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The nan1e here cut, whose splendid
story,
! Blown kenceward, North, East, South
and Vest
Remains your heritage Of glor?,!
The four allegoric figures on The base
OF the monument represent Truth, JUS
tice, The Constitution and History.
The benediction was then pronounced
by the Rev. John 0. Wilson and the
crowd dispersed.
THE SALUTE.
The Eice-President's salute of nine
teen guns was fired at White Point Gar
den as the statue was unveiled. The
firing was done by a platoon OF the Ger
man Artillery, under the direction OF
Major Geo. W. Bell, of General Hugue-
nin's staff The guns were handled by
the veteran members of the corps, all OF
whom paraded at the Calhoun funeral
thirty-seyen years ago.
History OF the Monument.
Various plans were set on foot for the
erection of a monument that should be
worthy OF Calhoun. In Charleston an
association OF the military and tire de-
partments was organized and progressed
SO successfully thai in 1858 g charter was
obtained, so as to put the association on
a permanent basis. The funds collected
were from time TO time turned ever to
the Ladies' Association. Other organi-
cations were formed for the same pur-
pose, and made some progress IN the
work. But it was reserved for the
WouES OF CARoL1SA, who in ali ier his
tory have not only inspired her sons to
their best and bravest deeds, buS have
ever been ready themselves to strive
with hand and heart for her honor, to
undertake and accomplish this sacred
duty, never forsahing their noble pur.
pose through the ralmy days of peace,
the terrors OF war and the greater evils
of the years that followed.
On the go OF January, 1854, eleven
ladies met at the residence Of enc of
their number in Charleston for lie pur-
pose OF forming an association 60 alG
the Calhoun Monument Association IN
collecting SUN sufficient to bald a.
monument 10 the memory Of john c.
Calhoun" They proceeded 1t once to
organize, framed and adopted 4 const!-
tuition, IN which the society was styled
the Ladies Calhoun Monument Asso-
c;ation, provided that any one might
become member or payment Of one
dollar into the treasury, elected oitlcers,
and prepared q circular to be distributed
10 ladies il nj paris OF ne State, and
one especial! addressed 70 the Joung
people, which vas sent to all 2f the
schools and colleges. The first oficers
were Mrs. Esther Monk, president; Mrs.
John ". Fludd and Mrs. Henry Gray,
yice-prcs;dsuts: Miss I. 5. Cheesbor-
ougb End Hiss L. 5. Porter, correspond
ing secretaries; Miss Maria Cheesbor-
ougn, recording secretary, and Mss NJ.
4. Yates, afterwards Mrs. Snowden,)
treasurer. Mrs. Monk removed from
Charleston few months later, and Mrs.
George Robertson became president,
and has held that Office to the present
time. 4 number OF ladies were also
elected ''direcJresses, who were charged
with the general conduct OF the afairs OF
the Association and with the special
duty of obtaining contributions and ex-
tending the membership.
In 1856 the Association was lncorpor-
ated, ard the funds, which had been
carefully invested, were transferred to
the corporate nGae Y committee Of
prominent geltlemeH we're selected to
advise and aid the ladies in the manage
ment of their affairs, and in 1883 they
reported that the Association might safe
II undertake tue erection OF monu-
ment to cost $4,000.
THE LAYING OF THE CORNERSTONE.
The 2Sth Of June, 1858, vas appointed
for the laying of the cornerstone OF the
and on that day g splendid
com prising the military, the
.Masons and other civic societies, and
accompanied by the ladies OF the Asso-
citation IL carriages, was formed on the
Battery und.r command CT the late
Gen. Wm. E. Martin and marched to
the Citadel Square, where the corner
stone was laid, at a point eighty feet
south of the saliyport OF the Citadel,
with Masonic ceremonies, conducted by
NJ. ". Grand Master Henry BUST. 1t
is freestone block, Two feet eight inches